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Phtheochroa vulneratana

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Tortricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Phtheochroa

Similar
  
Gynnidomorpha alismana, Cochylidia heydeniana, Aethes rutilana, Cochylis pallidana, Phtheochroa

Phtheochroa vulneratana is a species of moth of the Tortricidae family. It is found in Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Fennoscandia, Russia (Alai, Sajan, Irkutsk, Amur, Kamchatka, Transbaikal), the Pamir Mountains and Mongolia. It is also found in North America (from Alaska to British Columbia and south to Colorado) and Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu). The species is found in Arctic-alpine habitats.

The wingspan is 21–24 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August.

References

Phtheochroa vulneratana Wikipedia